It’s not very often in the football world these days that a player swap deal is arranged. Transfers have become so complicated, agents so greedy and powerful and balance sheets so tough to juggle

Jadon Sancho needs a new club after Chelsea opted to pay a £5 million penalty to walk back on their obligation to sign him permanently - and some fans in the Manchester Evening News comments section think that Manchester United could do a whole lot worse than to offer him as a makeweight in deals for a pair of Juventus stars this summer.

The players offered to Man Utd were Douglas Luiz, who was already discussed during the Antony talks, Dusan Vlahovic and Timothy Weah, all three of whom Juventus are trying to push out of the club.